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PFAS levels in sewage sludge put New York’s dairy and meat industry at risk
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25 Jun 2026 | Sentient
According to the EPA’s risk assessment models, just one application of PFAS-contaminated sludge to farmland may expose humans to unsafe levels of PFAS when they eat some foods produced at those sites, such as beef, eggs, milk, fish, fruits and vegetables.
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Amid national PFAS frenzy, the ‘Maine model’ shows states how to stop ‘forever chemicals’ at the source
Policy
18 Jun 2026
Maine’s policies opt for a more comprehensive approach, regulating PFAS as an entire category rather than by individual chemical regulations.
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MaineHealth receives $1.1 million federal grant to study effects of PFAS exposure in children
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17 Jun 2026 | Maine Public
"I hope that the work that we do will put some additional data behind that, so that we can make sure that we're monitoring for all the correct conditions in kids who know that they've been exposed," says Dr. Abby Fleisch is a pediatric endocrinologist.
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Maine uses PFAS fund to cover blood tests for exposed residents
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11 Jun 2026 | WGME
It screens for nine of the most common PFAS compounds and gives a final score so a physician can gauge a person's risk factor for PFAS-associated conditions.
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Maine CDC updates fish consumption advisory after elevated PFAS found in local waterways
Policy
8 Jun 2026
The CDC advises not to eat any fish caught in the Sandy Stream from Stevens Road in Unity to the confluence with Halfmoon Stream.
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Maine buys second PFAS-contaminated farm
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22 May 2026 | Portland Press Herald
The state has bought a second farm poisoned by forever chemicals, acquiring a 45-acre property in Unity abandoned by its owners after they discovered their water, fields, produce, and even their blood were saturated by dangerous toxins.
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State announces $3 million in PFAS Fund research grants to support impacted farms
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15 May 2026 | Maine Public
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is currently working with 127 sites to provide testing, financial assistance, research, and technical support to help farmers make informed decisions and continue operating safely.
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Maine went all-in on the state’s PFAS problem 5 years ago. What can Wisconsin learn?
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11 May 2026 | Wisconsin Public Radio
The funding will help with PFAS testing and remediation efforts around the state, including money for new wells and a provision to protect “innocent landowners” who have pollution on their property through no fault of their own.
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[Video] Maine nonprofit seeks volunteers to help find products containing PFAS
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8 May 2026 | News Center Maine
Defend Our Health has coordinated with the Maine Department of Public Health to send volunteers into stores to verify that products, such as cookware, do not contain PFAS.
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Maine is tightening limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. Are communities ready?
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22 Apr 2026 | Portland Press Herald
That’s less difficult for a larger utility such as the Sanford Water District, which already has qualified technicians on its payroll, according to its superintendent, David Parent, but strenuous for others.
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Watchdog searching for stores selling now banned products with PFAS in Maine
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7 Jan 2026 | WGME
Defend Our Health says a lot of online retailers have marked PFAS products not deliverable to Maine, while others have tried to comply, but missed a few products.
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Maine expands PFAS products ban in 2026
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28 Dec 2025 | Maine Public
State regulators expect manufacturers and retailers to comply with the new rules which prohibit selling goods containing PFAS.
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Maine was first to ban spreading PFAS-contaminated sludge on farmland. Now sludge is filling up landfills.
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28 Nov 2025 | Sentient Health
“When we think about policy change around PFAS in commercial products and our waste stream, we tend to focus on economic impacts,” said Adam Nordell, a farmer who had to close his operations a few years ago over high PFAS contamination and who now advocates about farmland contamination risks. “But at the end of the day, it’s a story about human health.”
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Turkey Warning Issued for Thousands of People Ahead of Thanksgiving
Policy
3 Nov 2025
Hunters across central Maine are being warned not to consume any wild turkey shot in certain townships, as the game could be contaminated by "forever chemicals," officials from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife warned.
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Farmer sees hope in breakthrough cholesterol drug for PFAS treatment
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30 Oct 2025 | NEWS CENTER Maine
Doctors are studying the use of an older cholesterol drug to reduce PFAS more quickly from the body.